paint product stewardship initiative sacramento, ca april 15-16, 2004
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Sacramento CA Meeting Rough Agenda
Background Workgroup reports (discussion/decisions) Discuss 3 new issues new workgroups General financing discussion Wrap up: prepare for Washington DC Tours
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Product Stewardship InstituteProduct Stewardship Institute
Founded in December 2000 Based at the University of Massachusetts/Lowell Coalition/Affiliate Members
Agency leaders pledge to work with PSI on product stewardship issues
27 State members 25 Local agency members
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PSI Members/California
Cal EPA (PSI Steering Council) Central Contra Costa Solid Waste
Authority Humboldt County San Francisco Santa Monica (PSI Steering Council) Sonoma County Waste Management
Agency
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PSI Mission “…assists state and local government
agencies in establishing cooperative agreements with industry and developing other initiatives that reduce the health and environmental impacts from consumer products.”
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PSI Projects• Beverage Containers
• Electronics (Staples pilot)
• Mercury Thermostats
• Paint (Benjamin Moore pilot)
• Pressurized Gas Cylinders
• Radioactive Devices
• Tires
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PSI Role in Paint Dialogue Research/technical competency Forum for stakeholder dialogue Design and implement pilot projects Clearinghouse for paint product
stewardship policies and programs
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PSI’s “Agenda” Promote product stewardship solutions Reduce product impacts Forge partnerships that share responsibility
Management Financing
Get results – not just discussion
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NOT PSI’s Agenda No preconceived strategies to reduce
product impacts Not advocating for one strategy over
another No preconceived notion on how to finance
strategies
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Boston Meeting Outcomes Agreement on:
Stakeholder roles Dialogue mission Dialogue focus Dialogue purpose Problem statement Dialogue goals
Confirmed road map
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Stakeholder Roles – Recipe for a Successful Dialogue
Authorized to represent company, agency, or organization
Attend 4 meetings (or via phone) Active participation at and between meetings Jointly develop agreement Ensure your interests and others’ interests are met
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Dialogue Mission
We will seek to develop voluntary
initiatives/agreements to enhance product stewardship in the paint industry by January 1, 2005
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Dialogue Focus
Post-consumer leftover paint Retail surplus paint Future Potential (not part of dialogue):
Manufacturer paint process efficiencies/waste
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Paint Problem Statement Significant government cost to manage. Can contain low levels of VOCs,
fungicides and hazardous metals (in very old paint)
Lack of infrastructure for increased recovery, reuse, recycling
Lack of markets for recycled paint
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Primary Dialogue Goal Develop initiatives that will result in:
Reduced paint waste; Efficient collection, reuse, and recycling of
leftover paint; Increased markets for recycled paint; and Sustainable financing systems to cover end-
of-life management costs for past and future products
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Supporting Goals Decrease illegal disposal of leftover paint Attain the highest value possible for
surplus paint Improve container collection/recycling Reduce paint toxicity
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Road Map
MEETING 2
MEETING 3
MEETING 1
AGREEMENTS
START
December 2003 April 2004 June 2004 September 2004
Workgroups #1-3•Develop findings•Draft work plans
Workgroups #8-10•Develop Findings•Draft work plans
Workgroups #4-7•Develop Findings
•Draft work plans
Discuss Priority Issues and Strategies
•Groups #1-3: present findings/plans• Discuss Issues/Strategies #4-7
•Groups #4-7: present findings/plans• Discuss Issues/Strategies #8-10
MEETING 4
Review progress Ratify agreements
Dialogue Meeting
Workgroup Activity
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Possible Dialogue Outcomes Pilot projects with measurable results Model state policies (e.g., procurement) National standards (e.g., recycled paint,
definitions)
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Possible Dialogue Outcomes Business innovations/profitability studies
(e.g., reverse logistics potential) Model state or federal legislation Model state or national education
campaign National sustainable financing system for
the management of surplus paint
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What do we want to avoid? Avoid multiple state solutions Avoid unilateral state or federal regulation Avoid leaving the problem to someone else
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Issues Discussed in Boston
Leftover Paint Disposal Collection (Financing)
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Workgroups
Workgroup A: Root Causes of Leftover Paint Workgroup B: Education Workgroup C: Deposit Incentive Workgroup D: Collection Infrastructure Workgroup E: Regulatory Barriers/Disincentives Workgroup F: Reuse Workgroup G: Financing
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Workgroup Activities• Participate in conference calls• Refine workgroup goals• Develop work plan including:
• Major tasks and timelines• Potential pilot opportunities• Staffing and funding requirements• Challenges and barriers
• Present findings/recommendations at CA mtg
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Issues for Discussion in Sacramento CA
MARKETS Non-paint uses of leftover paint Sale of paint with recycled content Recycled paint manufacturing (Financing)
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Workgroup Presentation
Workgroup A: Root Causes of Leftover Paint
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Workgroup Presentations
Workgroup D: Collection Infrastructure Workgroup E: Regulatory
Barriers/Disincentives Workgroup F: Reuse Workgroup B: Education
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Issue/Strategy Discussion: Model
Ideal World: where do we want to be?
Now: what’s happening now?
Bridge: how do we get from Now to Ideal World?
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Issue/Strategy Discussion
Background technical information Clarify Issue and Strategies Parking lot: additional strategies Prioritize strategies
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Date for 3rd meeting in Washington, DC
June 29-30
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Issues for Discussion in Washington DC
Sorting Managing containers Transportation (Financing)
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Potential dates for 4th meeting in Chicago IL
September 20-23 September 27-28 October 12-15